Hi Luciana – We´re still in South America, in Venezuela, and wont be home till November!
Our comments.
Mamirauá was fantastic and we recommend it to anyone. The lodge was comfortable although simple – not for spoilt people! The tours were marvellous and it was interesting to meet the researchers. The food was excellent.
Re the transfer, our aircraft was veery late arriving in Manaus so our transfer had left. I think you know that. Coming back from Mamiraua the transfer was excellent and we hired the car the next day. He was very helpful and a good person.
In Manaus city we enjoyed seeing the Opera House, the port and the market but we didnt find any good restaurants. Perhaps you should make some recommendations to your guests which can be easily reached from the hotel.
The Taj Mahal hotel was OK but not five star European standard, more like three star. However, the staff were all very helpful indeed which we apreciated. We also appreciated the air conditioning!!
Your service was first class. Luciana handled all our worries calmly and efficiently and we would recommend you to anyone (we have already done so). One thing – we were concerned about taking too much luggage to Mamiraua and wanted to leave one bag, which presdented a problem. This was solved by the locker services in the international terminal where we left one big bag for four days. I tell you this in case anyone else has a similar problem.
Many thanks for your help. I may be looking for a partner to build a hotel next to the airport! This would be an excellent facility for many people and we would have welcomed it!!
Thanks again
Gail and Darius